Black History Month

Athletes

100

This Black American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947

Jackie Robinson

200

This famous American was not only a boxer but a civil rights activist. Who was he?

Double Jeopardy: What phrase is used to describe his fighting style in the ring? 

Muhammad Ali

”Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” 

300

Who is the first African-American to be a world all-around champion and the first woman to win 3 all around titles? 

Simone Biles 

400

This dynamic duo had a successful doubles career winning 14 Grand Slam Doubles Titles and 3 Doubles Gold Medals in the Olympics. 

Venus and Serena Williams 

500

This African-American sprinter overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record holding Olympic and international sports icon in track and field. 

Wilma Rudolph

Bonus Questions

100

What does HBCU stand for? 

Double Jeopardy: How many are in the state of North Carolina?

Historical Black Colleges and Universities 

Double Jeopardy: 10

200

Who was the first Black woman to headline Coachella? 

Beyoncé 

300

Four students who attended NC A&T initiated a sit-in at the _______ lunch counter in 1960, Greensboro, NC. 

Woolworth’s 

400

Who was the first African-American woman to serve on the US Supreme Court? 

Kentanji Brown 

500

This African-American woman's sculpture of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is used on the dime.

Selma Burke 

Pop Culture

100

Term commonly used to describe the fusion of rhythm, blues, and gospel music, leading to the birth of rock and roll

Double Jeopardy: What is the full name of the genre? 

R&B 

Rhythm and Blues 

200

This artist is known as the "Queen of Soul" and known for hit songs like "Respect" and "Natural Woman"

Aretha Franklin

300

2017 film directed by Jordan Peele, addressing issues of race in America through a horror-thrilled narrative

Get Out

400

Who was the first Black woman to win a Grammy for Best Comedy Recording in 1982?

Whoopi Goldberg 

500

What influential rap group, known for their politically charged lyrics and activism, released the album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us back" in 1988?

Public Enemy

Civil Rights and History

100

Who was the 1st Black First Lady of the United States

Michelle Obama

200

What year did Rosa Parks Refuse to give up her bus seat in Montgomery Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The CEO of this pizza franchise paid Rosa Park’s rent until she passed away in 2005. 

1955

Little Ceaser’s

300

What was the name of the peaceful march in Washington D.C., in 1963 where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech, "I have a dream"

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

400

A group founded in 1966 aimed to address systemic issues affecting Black Americans, including polices brutality and inequality

Black Panther Party

500

Ruby Bridges was just _____ years old  when she became the first African American student to attend an all white school in New Orleans, LA. 

6 

Scientist, Authors, and Inventors

100

An Influential Black American journalist and newspaper editor published by "The North Star", often referred to a the "Father of Black Journalism"  

Frederick Douglass

200

Mae C. Jemison was the first African-American female to become a(n)________.

Astronaut 

300

Who was the novelist and enslaved person who wrote the famous narrative "Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl" under the pseudonym Linda Brent

Harriet Jacobs

400

This African-American scientist and inventor, invented the illusion transmitter for which she received the patent for in 1980. 

Valerie Thomas 

500

Who was the first African American to become a published author? 

Double Jeopardy: How old were they when their work became published? 

Phyllis Wheatley 

Double Jeopardy: 8 years old